Balancing Professionals Writes Column for Women’s Edge Magazine

Raleigh, NC (February 1, 2008) — Balancing Professionals is pleased to have the opportunity to be a regular contributor to the new and already thriving Women’s Edge, a monthly magazine focused on stories for and about professional women in the Triangle area of North Carolina. Kella Hatcher and Maryanne Perrin, co-founders of Balancing Professionals, LLC, will be contributing to “work world,” a quarterly column dedicated to issues surrounding workplace change and work-life integration. Their first column, titled “Re-Defining Work,” appears in the February 2008 issue of Women’s Edge.

Balancing Professionals advises companies on creating a win-win, flexible workplace and connects businesses to a pool of high-caliber, part-time professionals. Operating in the Triangle area of North Carolina, the firm was founded in 2004 by Kella Hatcher and Maryanne Perrin, respectively an attorney and an engineer/MBA who had navigated careers as part-time professionals prior to joining efforts to promote part-time opportunities for others. Balancing Professionals has helped a variety of companies capitalize on the changing workplace including clients in the pharmaceutical, technology, manufacturing, non-profit, and professional services industries.

Women's Edge is the first and only monthly magazine focused on stories for and about Triangle professional women in the for-profit, philanthropic and non-profit arenas. From relevant trends and inspiring profiles to smart educational tools, Women's Edge provides timely information to enhance women's personal and professional lives. Women's Edge is the brainchild of publishing veteran, Slee Arnold, and four-time successful entrepreneur, Gary Tomlinson. It is issued by Women's Edge, Inc., the Triangle's only majority-female-owned and operated publishing company dedicated to the Triangle. More information and subscriptions for Women’s Edge can be obtained at www.womensedgemagazine.com.